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How about an EP for toddlers/teens/children? What should be included?
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So here’s my idea , we need a pack centered around children. All new toys, games & hobbies. Lots of new wardrobe items . And before the pack is released , there is a free update that makes babies more improved .
❗️What gameplay and toys 🧸 would you like to see included ? ❗️
❗️What gameplay and toys 🧸 would you like to see included ? ❗️
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How about an EP for toddlers/teens/children? What should be included? 71 votes
Yes Younger sims need more depth
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No, I think younger sims are fun to play as is
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That said, I'd love some, please!
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I'm saying this using Parenthood, which was only a Game Pack, as a basis for comparison. I think they could manage a pretty decent toddler/kids/teen pack at the Game Pack level.
And I know it will set some people howling, but I'd also like a separate Teen Stuff pack (since we got Toddler Stuff and Kids room stuff) And the two combined would still be less than the cost of an Expansion pack.
(And I don't actually want to be able to do more with babies than change their name and clothing in CAS, but I know I'm in the minority there.)
Kids cannot garden, cook in any way, walk or bathe pets, etc. This is on top of having practically nothing else to do beyond homework, dollhouses, toy boxes, the theater, and void critters. I suppose they have knitting, too, now, but even with adult skills they are limited. It usually is not worth focusing on a child character for me. I get bored waiting for their school obligations to be done and then have nothing to really do with them that I could not do better and easier with a YA. Teens are pretty well the same. Plus their mood swings can be fairly annoying and are not enough to separate them from YAs.
I like the toddlers in Sims 4 the best, though, but I would not turn down making any of them better.
TS2 especially. We had hopscotch , Tag you’re it, cops and robbers and the list goes on. Those were games that children could play interacting with eachOTHER! Not objects 🤯
They had a survey in April that included a section about improving individual life stages . So we shall definitely see 🤓 I know a lot of players want more expansion of other life stages besides YA.
I'd like to see this freedom for teens expanded. He's restricted in his vampire advancement because he can't spar with adults. I'd like to be able to drop him out of scouts without losing all of the badges that he achieved. Should it even be possible for a teen to drop out of school altogether? perhaps it would impact on their acceptance into university. Maybe teens could graduate high school once they reach the top grade and maintain it for a while? Then stay teens until they're ready to adult! Also "drama club" doesn't have the benefits that scouts has. What good is it?
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but i wouldn't mind baby dragon pets that kids can play with or spellcasting for kids
what i really need improvement on though is elders, older adults and teens cause those lifestages don't really have much of things to separate them from ya sims and i feel they need something special
babies i guess be nice to have strollers or something but honestly i tend to just age them to toddler right away cause they annoying not making their needs known before u have them SCREAAAAAM
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As for a major expansion pack (EP) for toddlers/children/teens. I find it pretty good as is now. Small improvements could be made, yes. People here have already expressed great ideas.
I feel that an EP is desperately needed. Theres next to nothing engaging about younger life stages right now. I need a complete overhaul honestly.
Most importantly there needs to be a active school pack so we can actively play our children and teens without them poofing into a rabbit hole half the day.
Games and hobbies are also needed badly kids really cant do anything together no sports nothing like ballet or karate or cops n robbers tag not even a game of marco polo in the pool what little they have to do together is locked to the doll house and the objects that came with kids room.
Want to play a kid on a community lot you got the park toddlers are not even that lucky sure you can toss the objects from toddler stuff in a park but you will never see another family bring their toddlers because strollers don't exist and they could not be bothered to update it so toddlers would show up with parents. There needs to be more to do for children be it arcades or carnival lots teens need skate parks and places like movie theaters to go on dates now obviously retail is bad but that's an issue for all.
Also I'd love for more sibling type behavior like picking on younger sibling or telling on other siblings to parents can they be less perfect and boring at least give mean kids something to do.
Im very much on board with all of this and i definitely agree. A lot is missing and a lot needs to be done
Children in the game has no play activities aside from interacting with objects. The only thing that children can do with other children without the use of technology is Chatting. Seasons have snowball but that was unsatisfactory.
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Toddlers - The ability to take them out in strollers, toy strollers for them to push dolls around in, play houses, spring riders, water and sand play areas, bubble cars
Children - Tree-houses, toy kitchens, easy-bake ovens, lemonade and bake stands, bicycles, costume chests to dress up in, spring riders
I said my opinion.
I was leery to get the "Parenting" pack since I thought it may be irritating. I was very skeptical. Some previous posts months back I said that. Having it now, I find the 'youngins' more fun to play, actually. A pleasant surprise. And more engaging and diverse than just sending them to the 'rabbit-hole' school every day. I'm not in a hurry to age them up anymore.
As far as objects needed for the jounger ones, I'm missing a couple. I'm not a fan of bathtubs being the only way for toddlers to gain higyene, changing tables should be needed to change diapers and I would love some kind of plastic stool (maybe they could carry it in the inventory) to reach toilets (instead of needing potties), sinks, cabinets, flower arrngement tables.
More inventory toys for kids and teens like hula hoops, jumping ropes, soft balls would be a welcome addition (so would be kid's bikes and toddler tricicles). I also would like more after school activities like football, debate team, science club, school band... It'd also be great if kids could improve skills while on such activities, social for drama club, motor for football practice, mental for science club, creativity for school band.
I'd also love it if they added a drumset and a bass so that teen sims could form a band. They should also bring back the run away from home teen interaction and add some rebbellious interactions with parents, maybe only avaliable during rebellious phases but I'm mildly upset my teens (and children) can't lash out or make y mess unless it’s autonomous.
Babies need just everything: social interactions, playmats, changing tables, strollers, wash basinets, clothes (even if you don't have knifty knitting), rockers...
This is a *very* good post! 😍 lots of good suggestions!
Toddlers have "throw tantrum" when they're mad. Kids also have "play make believe" They also have mean socials available too.
Is that enough? Arguably not. But they do have socials that are unique to kids, and that's not even going into the skill specific interactions.